Cryptozoology is best understood as the study of animals which, in the eyes of Western science, are extinct, unclassified or unrecognised. In consequence, and in part because of its selective methods and lack of epistemological rigour, cryptozoology is often dismissed as a pseudo-science. However, there is a growing recognition that social science can benefit from engaging with it, for as as social scientists are very well aware, scientific categorisation and explanation represents just one of a myriad of systems used by humans to enable them to classify and make sense of the world around...
Cryptozoology is best understood as the study of animals which, in the eyes of Western science, are extinct, unclassified or unrecognised. In conse...
This book explores the way in which ancient Greek models of philosophy as an attempt to live ‘the good life’ can be realised through permaculture, showing how practices of sustainable farming or ethical gardening can provide us with the best opportunity to acquire ‘moral knowledge’ through close relationships with other living beings.
This book explores the way in which ancient Greek models of philosophy as an attempt to live ‘the good life’ can be realised through permaculture,...
Focusing on totemic relationships with animals among the Bebelibe of West Africa, this book employs the concepts of ‘presencing’ and ‘the ontological penumbra’ to shed light on the ways in which people make sense of the world around them, showing how these concepts account for empathetic and intersubjective encounters with non-human animals.
Focusing on totemic relationships with animals among the Bebelibe of West Africa, this book employs the concepts of ‘presencing’ and ‘the ontolo...
